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Kevin

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Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born Ranking
1912 9 0 9
1913 9 0 9
1914 12 0 12
1915 15 0 15
1916 18 0 18
1917 19 0 19
1918 21 0 21
1919 14 0 14
1920 24 0 24
1921 84 0 84
1922 71 0 71
1923 53 0 53
1924 50 0 50
1925 61 0 61
1926 47 0 47
1927 67 0 67
1928 68 0 68
1929 76 0 76
1930 84 0 84
1931 112 0 112
1932 121 0 121
1933 133 0 133
1934 151 0 151
1935 176 0 176
1936 154 0 154
1937 178 0 178
1938 252 6 246
1939 278 5 273
1940 298 0 298
1941 426 6 420
1942 530 0 530
1943 645 5 640
1944 601 7 594
1945 705 14 691
1946 1,051 16 1,035
1947 1,567 14 1,553
1948 2,260 27 2,233
1949 3,328 31 3,297 #95 boy name
1950 4,799 38 4,761 #73 boy name
1951 6,387 45 6,342 #53 boy name
1952 7,968 45 7,923 #43 boy name
1953 10,072 62 10,010 #36 boy name
1954 15,402 80 15,322 #28 boy name
1955 17,217 69 17,148 #27 boy name
1956 21,834 68 21,766 #22 boy name
1957 24,368 90 24,278 #20 boy name
1958 24,747 93 24,654 #20 boy name
1959 26,856 100 26,756 #14 boy name
1960 28,487 94 28,393 #15 boy name
1961 29,008 107 28,901 #14 boy name
1962 28,447 91 28,356 #14 boy name
1963 30,745 121 30,624 #11 boy name
1964 29,483 114 29,369 #13 boy name
1965 28,309 117 28,192 #13 boy name
1966 25,721 123 25,598 #17 boy name
1967 24,737 117 24,620 #17 boy name
1968 24,007 125 23,882 #17 boy name
1969 23,707 128 23,579 #16 boy name
1970 27,117 129 26,988 #14 boy name
1971 25,013 134 24,879 #14 boy name
1972 22,487 118 22,369 #13 boy name
1973 20,930 133 20,797 #14 boy name
1974 19,607 127 19,480 #14 boy name
1975 18,190 106 18,084 #15 boy name
1976 18,601 113 18,488 #15 boy name
1977 22,634 149 22,485 #13 boy name
1978 20,218 105 20,113 #15 boy name
1979 18,859 120 18,739 #19 boy name
1980 18,096 117 17,979 #23 boy name
1981 17,569 111 17,458 #25 boy name
1982 17,583 118 17,465 #24 boy name
1983 17,520 144 17,376 #25 boy name
1984 17,978 124 17,854 #24 boy name
1985 18,955 147 18,808 #23 boy name
1986 20,079 146 19,933 #21 boy name
1987 20,550 142 20,408 #19 boy name
1988 20,273 116 20,157 #20 boy name
1989 21,299 99 21,200 #19 boy name
1990 20,474 71 20,403 #23 boy name
1991 20,340 81 20,259 #23 boy name
1992 19,695 59 19,636 #25 boy name
1993 19,129 53 19,076 #25 boy name
1994 17,363 57 17,306 #26 boy name
1995 15,910 59 15,851 #25 boy name
1996 14,614 35 14,579 #26 boy name
1997 13,324 33 13,291 #28 boy name
1998 12,523 16 12,507 #32 boy name
1999 12,287 35 12,252 #34 boy name
2000 12,697 31 12,666 #32 boy name
2001 12,627 36 12,591 #32 boy name
2002 12,074 31 12,043 #33 boy name
2003 11,756 28 11,728 #32 boy name
2004 11,259 46 11,213 #34 boy name
2005 10,935 31 10,904 #33 boy name
2006 10,801 27 10,774 #37 boy name
2007 10,553 23 10,530 #39 boy name
2008 9,799 11 9,788 #41 boy name
2009 8,787 21 8,766 #44 boy name
2010 7,326 7 7,319 #58 boy name
2011 6,570 15 6,555 #67 boy name
2012 6,222 7 6,215 #69 boy name
2013 5,934 10 5,924 #72 boy name
2014 5,891 14 5,877 #70 boy name
2015 5,170 13 5,157 #79 boy name

Fun Facts about the name Kevin

  • How many people with the first name Kevin have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,163,687 babies born with the first name Kevin in the United States. That's more than enough people named Kevin to occupy the country of Timor-Leste with an estimated population of 1,066,409 (as of July 11, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Kevin? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1912 when it was given as a first name to 9 new born babies.
  • When was Kevin first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Kevin is Sunday, November 2nd, 1862.
  • What year had the most people named Kevin born? The highest recorded use of the first name Kevin was in 1963 with a total of 30,624 babies. That's a lot of babies named Kevin!
  • Random Kevin Factoid: According to the 1969 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Kevin ranks 14th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Tennessee. Imagine that, 462 babies in Tennessee have the same name as you in 1969.
  • Weird things about the name Kevin: Your name in reverse order is Nivek. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Vkeni. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Kevin? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 352 people with the last name Kevin.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Kevin? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Kevin as their last name since less than 1 person in 833k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!

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Popularity of Kevin as a first name

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Popularity of Kevin as a last name

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Common last names for Kevin

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  • Brown
  • Jones
  • Williams
  • Davis
  • Murphy
  • Miller
  • Moore
  • Kelly
  • Sullivan
  • Anderson
  • Wilson
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  • White
  • Thompson
  • Thomas

Common first names for Kevin

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Kevin U.S.
█  White 72.73% 64.26%
█  African American 11.36% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 4.55% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.70% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 9.66% 16.26%

Of Last Name Kevin

People with the last name Kevin are most frequently White or African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Kevin" mean? The list below shows the origins of Kevin as well as things modernly associated with the name Kevin such as celebrities named Kevin.

Irish

Origin and Meaning of Kevin

The name "Kevin" is of Irish origin, and it means "Handsome, Beautiful". It's a name commonly given to boys.

Wiktionary

Name of an Irish seventh century saint, from Irish Caoimhghin or Caoimhín, from Old Irish Cóemgen (literally “comely birth”).

  1. A male given name. It first became popular outside Ireland in the mid-twentieth century.
  2. (Britain, pejorative, slang) A working-class male.

Kevin was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Estonian, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish

Notable Persons With the Name Kevin

Kevin Durant

Kevin Durant is a basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. He was most prominent from 2007 to present. Kevin was born on September 29th, 1988 in Washington, D.C.

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Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart is an actor, comedian, writer, and producer. His most notable accomplishments were from 1999 to present. Kevin was given the name Kevin Darnell Hart on July 6th, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey is an actor, director, producer, and comedian. His most notable accomplishments were from 1986 to present. Kevin was given the name Kevin Spacey Fowler on July 26th, 1959 in , U.S.

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Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens is a wrestler. Kevin was born on May 7th, 1984 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

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Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner is an actor, producer, director, and singer. His ongoing career started in 1974. Kevin was given the name Kevin Michael Costner on January 18th, 1955 in Lynwood, California, U.S.

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Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon is an actor, film director, film producer, musician, director, and producer. His most notable accomplishments were from 1978 to present. Kevin was given the name Kevin Norwood Bacon on July 8th, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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  • Kevin Smith
    (director)
  • Kevin O'Leary
    (businessman)
  • Kevin Kline
    (actor)
  • Kevin Garnett
    (basketball player)
  • Kevin De Bruyne
    (soccer player)
  • Kevin James
    (famed somebody)
  • Kevin Love
    (basketball player)
  • Kevin Nash
    (wrestler)
  • Kevin Richardson
    (singing)
  • Kevin McKidd
    (actor)
  • Kevin Jonas
    (actor)
  • Kévin Gameiro
    (soccer player)
  • Kevin Olusola
    (beatboxer)
  • Kevin Mitnick
    (author)

Notable Persons With the Last Name Kevin

Kevin

Kevin is an influential somebody.

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Thaw Kevin

Thaw Kevin is a famous human. Thaw was born in 1967.

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Njue Kevin

Njue Kevin is a filmmaking and filmmaker. His ongoing career started in 2013. Njue was given the name Kelvin Njue Koru on February 19th, 1992.

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Charles Kevin

Charles Kevin was a public servant, diplomat, and civil service. Charles was given the name John Charles George Kevin on October 9th, 1909 in Forbes, New South Wales. He died on February 13th, 1968.

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Tom Kevin

Tom Kevin was a leading individual. Tom was born in 1927 in County Tipperary. He breathed his last breath on October 19th, 2009.

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Manuel Kevin

Manuel Kevin is an athlete for the St. Peters Strikers FC.

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What does the name Kevin mean?

Kis for keen, your sense of honesty.

Eis for enjoy, your life can be fun!

Vis for volunteer, your giving side.

Iis for ideas, that you bring to life.

Nis for narrator, tell many stories

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain). U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names, Death Master File (public domain). 1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary via the Collaborative International Dictionary of English (License). Wiktionary: Titles and License. Notable persons via Wikipedia: Titles and License. Click each image for the attribution information.

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